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Music industry
A photo of a studio at Radio Adelaide. Image courtesy of Radio Adelaide
Visit the following sites for information about the Australian music industry, including access to government grants and funding.
- Music Council of Australia (MCA)
- The MCA is a 50-member national peak music organisation for Australia. The purpose of the MCA is the advancement of Australian musical life in all its aspects: online, print, research, policies, musicians and organisations.
- Australian Music Online (AMO)
- The AMO is a web-based initiative that aims to develop the marketing and promotion of new Australian contemporary music, across a diverse range of genres, both nationally and internationally.
- Ausmusic
- Ausmusic is Australia's premier contemporary music education company with its own curriculum and resources and is one of the longest operating music education companies, operating since 1989.
- Australian Institute of Music (AIM)
- The Australian Institute of Music has been preparing young Australians for music careers since 1968. Since that time, it has evolved and developed into the major independent music-education provider in Australia.
- Aussie Bands Music Page
- This is a portal to other Australian music websites of various genres, including jazz, blues, pop, rock and classical.
- National Networked Facility for Research in Australian Music (NFRAM)
- NFRAM aims to increase awareness of existing materials, collections, other resources and research activities as they relate to Australian musical culture.
- Australian Music Centre (AMC)
- The AMC was established in 1974 to facilitate and encourage the creation, performance and understanding of music by Australian composers and sound artists.
- Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)
- APRA is a not-for-profit organisation that collects royalties on behalf of its 44,000+ members.
- Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
- ARIA acts as an advocate for the recording industry, both domestically and internationally. ARIA Also stages the highly prestigious annual ARIA Music Awards.
- National Film and Sound Archive
- The National Film and Sound Archive is Australia's audiovisual archive, collecting, preserving and sharing the nation's moving image and recorded sound heritage.
- West Australian Music Industry Association
- The West Australian Music Industry Association exists to develop the contemporary music industry in WA. WAM is a non-profit membership-based association and the peak representative body for contemporary music in WA.
Pop and rock music
Pop and rock music
There are a large number of Australian contemporary music sites, many promoting local bands. In addition to the links listed below, the rock music and pop music stories contain further resources.
- Aussie Bands Music Page
- This is a portal to other Australian music websites of various genres, including jazz, blues, pop, rock and classical.
- Australian Institute of Music (AIM)
- The Australian Institute of Music has been preparing young Australians for music careers since 1968. Since that time, it has evolved and developed into the major independent music-education provider in Australia.
- MP3 Powered
- MP3 offers a multi-channel platform to which artists can upload their music over the web, to be part of a global network that reaches both the local music community and the international audience.
- Triple J (ABC radio)
- Triple J is a non-commercial radio station that plays new music from Australia and around the world.
- Channel [V]
- This site provides a guide for the Channel [V] television program, a 'requests' form, competitions, reviews and other additional features.
- Pop Archives
- This site traces the sources Australian pop records from the '50s, '60s and '70s.
Jazz music
Jazz music
The following sites provide information about jazz performers, gig guides, radio programming, recordings and more. Please visit the mainstream jazz and innovative jazz stories for additional resource links to those listed below:
- Jazz Australia
- This site is designed to act as a national jazz resource, bringing together jazz organisations, institutions, musicians and enthusiasts from across the country.
- Jazzgroove Association
- Jazzgroove is an association that exists to support jazz artists. A key element to the Jazzgroove Association is Jazzgroove Records, a record label that aims to profile new Australian jazz and groove.
- Australian Jazz Agency
- The Australian Jazz Agency administers performers, bands and music programs for concerts, festivals and other events.
- Dig JAZZ (ABC radio)
- Whether you're a dedicated jazz fan, or just an occasional listener, listen to dig JAZZ for a diverse mix of classic and contemporary jazz performances and styles.
- Jazz 100
- Jazz 100 aims to bring you the very best jazz ever released on CD. Here you will find jazz lists based on comprehensive statistical surveys of critics, record stores and popular polls.
- Australian Jazz Archive
- The Australian Jazz Archive, part of the National Film and Sound Archive, holds a substantial collection of Australian jazz material, including sound recordings, film and videos and oral histories.
Bush, folk and country music
Folk music
Australian country and folk music online resources include the bush songs and music story, the country music story, the folk music story, and the following links.
- Bush Music Club
- The Bush Music Club aims to collect, publish, perform and popularise Australian traditions of song, dance, verse and folklore.
- Australian Bush Poetry, Verse & Music
- The Australian Bush Poetry, Verse & Music site is dedicated to the promotion of Australian bush poetry, verse and Australian music.
- Australian Bush Music and Dance - Wongawilli style
- This website contains information about the activities of the Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club, Wongawilli Band and Wongawilli Colonial Dancers in the Illawarra region on the south coast of New South Wales. A resource page is provided.
- Folk Australia
- Folk Australia provides information about performers, folk clubs, festivals, folk venues, organisations, instruments, dance and more.
- Australian Folk Songs
- This collection of Australian traditional and bush songs has words, music and information about each song. It has a comprehensive bibliography and discography and many articles about Australian folk songs and the folk revival.
- Folk Alliance Australia
- Folk Alliance Australia aims to encourage the understanding of folklore as the cultural bond that holds individuals, groups and communities together and provides their cultural identity.
- Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA)
- The CMAA aims to promote all aspects of the Australian country music industry.
- Country Music
- This site is a gateway to other Australian country music sites, and also includes an online country music store.
- Gum Tree Music
- Gum Tree Music is an Australian owned and operated country music online store in Brisbane with over 6000 titles.
Classical music
Classical music
The following organisations promote Australian music and may assist composers, performers, educators, and researchers.
- Fellowship of Australian Composers
- The Fellowship of Australian Composers is the representative voice of serious composers throughout Australia. The Fellowship supports composers in such practical ways as copyright, commissioning fees, contracts, quotas of Australian music on the radio, lobbying and promotion of members works.
- Opera Australia
- Opera Australia presents around 250 performances each year, making it the third busiest opera company in the world. Visit this site for news, concert and ticketing information.
- Opera Queensland
- Opera Queensland is the second largest opera company in Australia. Each year the company presents at least three major operatic productions in Brisbane and numerous smaller productions in many other venues throughout Queensland.
- Symphony Services Australia
- Symphony Services supports orchestral music in Australia and manages a national Artist Development program, which commissions Australian music and fosters Australian talent.
- Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB)
- The AMEB exists to provide a graded system of examinations in music, speech and drama, by offering high quality syllabuses, educative services to our teachers, examiners and candidates, and quality publications to the highest editorial standard.
- Musica Viva
- Musica Viva Australia presents more than 2,500 ensemble music concerts each year across Australia and around the world to a wide range of audiences.
- Classic FM (ABC radio)
- Listen to this radio station for classical music, interviews, and live concert broadcasts.
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Last updated: 1st August 2007
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